Bag-tie machine.



B.TRUMAN & A. TIETZ.

BAG TIE MACHINE.

APPLIOATION IILED OCT. 18, 1011.

Patented Nov. 18,1913.

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E. TRUMAN A. TIETZ.

BAG "m3 MACHINE.

APPLIUATIDN FILED UUT.18, 1911- Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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BAG TIE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 1a, 1911.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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ERNEST TRUMAN AND AUGUST TIETZ, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNORS, BY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO BATES VALVE BAG COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPO- RATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

'BAG'r-TIE MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters-Patent.

Application filed October 18, 1911.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 655,359.

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which .form a part of this specification.

Our'invention relates to a machine for the manufacture of bag-ties consisting of aring composed of stout flexible wire. Bag-ties of this kind are formed of a piece of wire of suitable length, the ends being brought together and twisted about each other. The ties are applied by slipping the ring over the folds of the closed end of the bag or sack and by then twisting the ring tightly upon the neck of the bag by means of a suitable instrument held in the hand of the operator. This tie does not injure the sack and is readily and easily untwisted and removed to open the sack.

Our invention relates, more particularly, to mechanisms for rapidly taking wire from a coil, forming it into a ring of suitable dimensions, cutting off the wire and twisting the overlapping ends of the wire around each other to form a smooth stout ring, for the purpose indicated.

To this end our invention consists of the devices, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and shown and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,,

Figure 1 is a top-plan View of our machine; Fig. 2, a side-elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a section seen from the right in Fig. 2, of the feed-mechanism hereinafter referred to; Fig. 4-, a side-elevation of the .formsthe case {for retaining the twisting gear hereinafter referred to; Fig. 8, a topplan view of the same; Fig. 9, a side-elevation of the other of said bars; Fig. 10, a topplan view of the same; Fig. 11, a front and side elevation of the twisting-gear hereinafter referred to, detached; Fig. 12, a side elevation of a modification of said twistinggear in place; Fig. 13, a top-plan view of the same; Fig. 14-, a top-plan view of the ends of the wire tie twisted together by my device, and Fig, 15, a side elevation of the same.

Like parts are represented by corresponding numerals throughout the drawings.

This apparatus, designed to produce rings of the particular kind indicated, consists primarily of a machine-bod or base 1, upon which the various parts, now to be described, are suitably supported, such bod being raised by means of legs or a bcnch,not shown;- to a suitable height above the floor. Journaled across one end of the frame is adriving shaft 2, which, through beveled gears on counter-shaft 3, drives a shaft 4 journaled across the opposite end of the frame. The wire 5, to be formed into rings or ties, is drawn through straightening rolls 6 by means of feed-rolls 7 driven by gear 8 on shaft 3 meshing with one of the gear-s9 on the shaft of one of the feed-rolls. The wire passing between the feed-rolls is led by a guidetubc 10 to a point indicated at a Fig. 3, where the next step in the formation of the tie begins. Although the rotation of the feed-rolls is constant this feed of the wire is intermittent, as the gripping surfaces of the rolls do not extend around their entire circumference. One of the rolls is adjustable axiall to vary the arc of gripping contact and t 1e consequent feed of. the wire at each revolution of the rolls. (See Fig. 3.)

11-11 are a pair of like disks rigidly mounted upon the adjacent ends of two shafts 12-42. These shafts are journaled longitudinally ofthe frame in pillow-blocks or pedestals 1.&*13"--13"-'-13 and have a rotary movement in their bearings as well as a longitudinal movement toward and away from each other and with each other, as hereinafter explained. The margins of the meetingfaces of the disks are slightly beveled so that when the two disks are brought together they form a cylinder having a sharp circumferential groove 11 One of the disks is provided with a transverse hole 11", which,

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contacting with com 16 mount-co driving shaft 2. A spring 17 which around the ssh: if. 12 holds clr cf 51nd the comgnioion disks rated. The two cams unison. are of? such peripheral co force the two disks powerfully v other side by side, during erl' or she role lion of the cams ill-16 well to move the two shafts together endwise as hereinafter described. When the rollers 15 pass from the circular feces of the cams lfi-Jl'i "the spring 1! pulls the disk ll away rem the dish 11, as hereinafter described, "While the heads lei do not revolve and l only :i reciproceiory movement, "she l2--1'2- have s rotary movement'iu the heads To permit this movement the outer ends of the shafts i2 are reduced and are soclreieih es indicated in dotted lines a l; .l'l' in figs. 1

o and 2,-to furnish a, bearing and journal for the outer ends of the shells llf2 -l2' The wire having been fed between the feed-rolls 7 so that its end projects between the mar-ins of the adjacent faces of the disks 11, the cams Yuk-l6, which timed with the feed-mechanism, new" et -hrough. the rollers 15 and the shells 12 ."lorce che two dlSliS l1 poweriully "together the wire is she top of the groove 11% At this lo sens lhe shells l2-12'- with their d ls l. are together caused to quickly describe as complete revolution which draws the wire through the feed-rolls, which at this point release tho hold upon the wire, and wraps us around the disks in the groove 1... thus'forming a loop. The following doscric-ed mechanism imports this timed revolution to the is 1 e515: Fixed upon the shaft 1:2 and roiwiclflo herewith is a pix-"lion l8, brood enough lo permit the longitudinal movementof its shalt without disengaging the pinion frou'i gear 1.9 fixed on shaft 3. The iecth of the gears l819 are intorrupiedfi as illustrated in Fig. 4,-so lhat (luring u small part ol 'lhe rotation of the shaft 3 the shaft l2 is quickly given a coniplcle revolution and so the shaft and pinion l2-l8 stand idle during the remainder of the revolution of the gear 19. It is while the teeth of the gears 1S--l9 are engaged'thol; the wire loop above doscrihed is formed, and it is during the pause of the pinion 18 and the shafts il --12 shut the feed of the wire likes piece and that che clamping the end of other steps, to he described, are effected. The second in the manufacture of our ti -thesis the forming of the loop,--hcvbeen completed, the next step is to sever the wire, in ween the feed-rolls and the disks 11, which shop is performed by the meclmuism new to he described.

20 is scout knife or cutcer, formed somewhat as e chisel, and sliclebly mounted in guides normally retracted by a spring, not shown. The knife carries at its rear end e'roller 21 which lies in the path of a wedgedilze cemplstc 22 secured. toshe side of the gear-wheel 19 at or near its periphery. At each revo lotion oi the gecowlieel 19 she plate 522, striking the roller 21, rapidly pyojects the ouster QO which severe the wire at the point where it leaves the feed-tube 10 at the in stem, before the loop has been completed and at the moment just before the gear l8 pauses in its rotation The wire loop is now firmly clamped in. place between the two disks 11 with the ends of the loop overlapping and projecting horizontally. The next step in the formatioh of the tie is to wrap or coil these overlapping ends around each other, as illustrated in Figs. 1% and 15, and to time complete the tie. 'We accomplish these steps by means of the mechanism now to be described.

is soothed disk or gear radially sl0tted from its cenie? outwardly, as at 24:, (See Fig. 11) This device, which we term a twisting gear, is inccsecl between two corresponding hers Q5 recessed in their meeting faces at 26, and slotted, as et 27 The coincident recesses 26 form a case in which the-l'wisl-ing gear 23 is loosely supported and peripherally journaled. The slot 27 in the ei of the bars coincides normally with the slot or jaw 24 in the twisting gear. The recesses 26 are-open at loose permit the upleeth of the twisting gear to prof} set there- "chrcu 'lu The bars 25 are mounted upon and rigidly secured to the pillow-block 13 with the mouth of the slots 2 1- 27 in alimement with the top of the groove 11 in the disks 11.; Now if the overlapping ends of the wire 5 were introduced into the slot 24 and ii the gear 23 were then caused to revolve, the remainder of the loop being held last; it is clear that the wires would be twisi'ed about each other, as illustrated in Figs. 14 and To permit this, the tops of the two disks 11 are recessed or radially notched across their entirewidth, as am 28, forming an opening adapted to receive the end of the casing 25 which projects beyoud the pillow-block 13 toward the disks 11. (See Figs, 2 and 3.) upon the top of the pillow-blocks 13 -43 ,is e raclobar 29, the teeth of which are engaged with the upwardly projecting teeth of the twisting gear A3i Fixed ugpon theshofi;

upon. the 'oillow-hlock 13 and held Slidably mounted- E. TRUMAN & A. TIBTZ.

BAG TIE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 1a, 1911.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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for moving the finished loop bodily to the twisting ineans.

l0. Ina wire ring tlorming machine, means for first feeding wire forwardly a short distanee,n1eans for then gripping the end of the wire and drawing it outwardly and forming it into a loop having overlapping ends, the forming means being located entirely within the finished loop.

11. In a wire ring forming machine, means for first feeding wire forwardly a short distance, means for then gripping the end of the wire and drawing it outwardly and forming it into a loop having overlapping ends, means for twisting the overlapping 100p ends togetherto form a ring, and means for bodily moving the forming means and the loop to the twisting means without disturbing the relation between the loop and the former.

'12. In a wire ring forming machine, means for first feeding wire forwardly a shortdis tame, a two-part forming means, means for then gripping the end of the wire and drawing it outwardly and forming it into a loop having overlapping ends, and means for twisting the overlapping loop ends together to form a ring.

13. In a wire ring forming machine, means for first feeding wire forwardly a short distance, a two-part forming means for then gripping the end of the wire and drawing it outwardly and forming it into a loop hav ing overlapping ends, means for twisting the overlapping loop ends together to form a ring, and means for separating the two parts of the forming means to permit the finished ring to escape.

14. In a wire ring forming machine, means for gripping the end of the wire drawing it ontwardlyand forming it into a loop having overlapping ends, and means for twisting the overlapping loop ends together to form a. ring.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST TRUMAN. AUGUST TIETZ.

Witnesse CLAYTON Memoir, Leona Ktenn'rz. 

